For a FREE rally ticket or to sign up to volunteer, go to
www.texansforpeace.org/peoplespoll
Free T-shirts to 1st 100 volunteers!
National speakers including: COL Ann Wright, first high-ranking diplomat to resign in protest of the Iraq Invasion; Carlos Arredondo, father of Alexander, killed in Iraq; Iraq veterans, Adam Kokesh, Leonard Shelton, & Hart Viges; Tina Richards, mother of Iraq combat veteran; Reverend Lennox Yearwood, minister, former White House intern, CEO of the Hip-Hop Caucus, Air Force Reservist; Diane Wilson, shrimp boat captain, author of An Unreasonable Woman, and co-founder of Code Pink Women for Peace.
Musicians & entertainers including the Carolyn Wonderland Band! (See website for expanded list.)
Sponsored by Texans for Peace and endorsed by over 25 national, state, and regional organizations, including: Iraq Veterans Against the War, Veterans for Peace, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Gold Star Families for Peace, Military Families Speak Out, Grassroots America, Dallas Peace Center, Peace Action Texas, Crawford Peace House, Code Pink Women for Peace, Camp Casey Peace Institute, After Downing Street. (See website for expanded list.)
PEACE TRAIN
from Dallas & Mid-Cities Dart Rail, arrives downtown Fort Worth at the Intermodal Transportation Center at 12:30 p.m.
Volunteers will meet the train & guide everyone to the Rally just 2 blocks away.
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Stay at the Swords Into Plowshares
Direct Action Training Retreat
Friday Aug. 31st, 3-9 pm & Sat. Sept. 1, 8 am -12 pm
Fort Worth, Texas
Friday Aug. 31st and Sept. 1st The Dallas Peace Center
is hosting this Direct Action Training Retreat to provide
low cost housing, facilitate training to hone our skills as activists,
and build a stronger peace and justice community together. Please Join Us!
www.dallaspeacecenter.org
Retreat Schedule
Friday August 31st 2007
Registration & Check In 3:00
$25.00 Includes training, materials,
Catholic Renewal Center light supper, overnight stay, breakfast.
4503 Bridge St. Bring your own bed linens and towels.
Fort Worth, Texas ($10.00 for Friday or Saturday only)
to register call 214-823-7793 or online at
www.dallaspeacecenter.org
4-5 Sign Making Party for American People's Poll Event
http://www.texansfor...
Workshop - Beth Freed - Getting your message out in the Media
5-6:30 Peacekeeper Training - Johnny Wolf
6:30 - 7:00 Welcome and Announcements
Valley Reed - Swords Into Plowshares Leader
American People's Poll Volunteer T- shirts - Hillary Timmers
The Value of Non Violent Communication -
Micheal Millican - Peace Education Team
Invocation - Rev. Diane Baker
7:00 - 8:00 Dinner
7:30- 9:00 Invited Speakers
Introductions - Hadi Jawad
Co-founder Crawford Peace House
Chair - End the Occupation of Iraq
Dallas Peace Center
The People Respond - A Call to Action
Tina Richards - A Mom Speaks Out
Carlos Arrendondo - Transforming Violence into Peace
Diane Wilson - Creating an Environment for Peace
Col. Anne Wright - A Crisis of the Constitution
Saturday September 1st 2007
8-9 am Breakfast, day registration. Welcome and Announcements
9-10:30 - Direct Action Forum
The Steps of Non Violent Direct Action
This experienced panel of long time peace and justice activists will discuss the steps leading up to
Non Violent Direct Action and share their wealth of experience.
Mavis Belisle - Peace Farm - Amarillo Texas
Johnny Wolf - Crawford Peace House
Diane Wilson - Code Pink
Stephen Betzen - SOA Watch
Col. Anne Wright - Veterans for Peace
10:30 - 12:00 Plan of Action Breakout Groups
Break into smaller groups to direct our energy toward a specific focus,
applying the steps of non-violent direct action, and creating a plan to act..
Iraq - Hadi Jawad Palestine - Dr. Trish Dodd Iran - Bijan Abadi Pakistan - Oftab Siddiqi, Asma Salam
Cuba - Rev. Diane Baker Sudan - Paulette Cooper and Jill Cochran SOA Watch - Stephen and Rachel Betzen
10:00 - 12:00 Peace Action Texas Annual Meeting
12:30 Check Out
Lunch - On your own (Shuttles available for transport to the Pour House for Lunch)
1:30 - 3:30 American People's Poll on Iraq Rally!!!
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